Toyota tops VW in 2015 sales


              A visitor takes a photo at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Toyota Motor Corp. says it sold 10.151 million vehicles in 2015, retaining its status as the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth straight year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
A visitor takes a photo at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Toyota Motor Corp. says it sold 10.151 million vehicles in 2015, retaining its status as the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth straight year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it sold 10.151 million vehicles in 2015, retaining its status as the world's top-selling automaker for the fourth straight year.

The sales figure compared with 2015 sales of 9.93 million vehicles for Volkswagen AG and 9.8 million for General Motors.

Toyota, which makes the Prius hybrid, Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models, has forecast sales at 10.114 million vehicles in 2016. Its actual sales in 2015 beat its forecast for sales of 10.098 million vehicles.

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